 - The Web Services Description Language (WSDL) is an XML-based language used to describe the services a business offers and to provide a way for individuals and other businesses to access those services electronically. WSDL is the cornerstone of the Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) initiative spearheaded by
Microsoft, IBM, and Ariba. UDDI is an XML-based registry for businesses
worldwide, which enables businesses to list themselves and their services on the
Internet. WSDL is the language used to do this.
WSDL is derived from Microsoft's Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and IBM's Network Accessible Service Specification Language (NASSL). WSDL replaces both NASSL and SOAP as the means of expressing business services in the UDDI registry.
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Learn more about WSDL (Web Services Description Language) |
| WSDL Learning Guide: This guide explains what WSDL is, how it's used, and how it fits into the world of Web services. Check back often for updates and new additions. |
| WSDL 1.1 vs. WSDL 2.0: The WS-I Basic Profile uses WSDL 1.1 and it doesn't look like it will move on to WSDL 2.0 for years to come, if ever. Given that, is there any compelling reason to use the 2.0 version of WSDL rather ... |
| SOA tutorial: WSDL template: This detailed WSDL template contains sections for service identification, function requirements, a change log, provider information, dependency information and assets. |
| SOA's role in centralized data dictionary for messages in WSDLs: What is a centralized data dictionary for messages in WSDLs? Is it a good idea to have an enterprise data dictionary or is it defeating the whole notion of SOA? |
| Mule architect sees REST with Atom rising, UDDI fading: Dan Diephouse, the creator of XFire and software architect at MuleSource Inc., discusses the advantages in using REST and the Atom Publishing Protocol. |
| WSDL Tutorial: Our new Web Services Description Language (WSDL) tutorial provides the tips, expert advice, news, trends and products you need to get started with or optimize your use of WSDL. |
| Chapter of the week: XML Web services: This chapter, excerpted from Core C# and .NET, takes a look at the pluses and minues of implementing and consuming Web services in a .NET environment. |
| Chapter of the week: Introduction to Web services technologies: This chapter, excerpted from Service-Oriented Architecture: A Field Guide to Integrating XML and Web Services, focuses on the standards that make up the Web services platform and how Web ... |
| WSDL 2.0, new messaging for Web services: Semantic, messaging and bindings changes highlight what's new in WSDL 2.0. |
| WADL: The REST answer to WSDL: In order to obtain metadata description capabilities for REST, like the ones WSDL gives to SOAP, developers have created WADL (Web Application Description Language). |
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Jelle Kooi |
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28 Jul 2003
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